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OxshottA small village in Surrey, England, population of around 1500 and growing. It is situated between Esher and Leatherhead on the A244. Oxshott has been known as "The first village outside of London", as it is the first place one would get to from London, travelling in any direction, where one must pass out of sight of built-up or suburban areas. Oxshott in set in fields and woodlands. Oxshott has a railway station that offers a 30 minute commute to Waterloo Station in London. The railway station is situated just off Oxshott Heath, to the south of Oxshott Woods. Oxshott Heath is interesting geologically as it has an escarpment where the London clay and sand strata emerge from the ground. For this reason, Oxshott had a brickworks until quite recently (1960s). The brickworks was served by a branch line that ran from the station, West (towards Guildford). This is why the footbridge at the end of Sheath's Lane (this is the proper, historic spelling) can span three tracks. At Cook's Crossing, the railway crossing had three lines: two for the electrified main line to Guildford via Cobham and Stoke D'Abernon; and, a single track to the brickyards. This latter track is still in evidence if one looks hard, and the old hand-operated gates were still there less than 5 years ago. This single track now disappears into the houses now built on the brickyards, on Somerville Road. Oxshott has a bus service to local centres. Oxshott has good road connections: as alluded to before, it is situated between Esher and Leatherhead, which means it is less than a 5 minute drive to either the A3 (Portsmouth Road) or the M25 London Orbital motorway. Oxshott also has two public houses: The Queen Victoria; and, The Bear. They both used to be Courage Brewery houses, but now only The Victoria continues that alliance. There is a petrol station (Q8), and some smaller shops. There is a Post Office, as well as a butcher. An off licence provides spirits for villages to take home. Oxshott is blessed with one, Anglican church: St. Andrew's. There is a very active sports club. Oxshott has its own Primary School (Royal Kent), named because it was opened by the Duchess of Kent at the beginning of the 20th Century. There are also two private schools: Bevendean; and, Danes Hill.
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